Imsea
Free image search
- Authentication
- No auth
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- Unknown
- Category
- Photography
- Data source
- public-apis
- Documentation / URL
- https://imsea.herokuapp.com/
Overview
Imsea provided a free image search API — keyless.
⚠️ Status (verified 2026-08): the Heroku-hosted endpoint returned HTTP 404 — the free Heroku deployment is gone (consistent with the Heroku free-tier shutdown). Verify from your network before relying on it.
What it used to provide
curl "https://imsea.herokuapp.com/api/1?q=cat"Alternatives
- Imsea style search: try listed image APIs on this site (e.g. Pexels, Pixabay, Wikimedia, iconify).
FAQ
Is Imsea working? Our 2026-08 test got a 404 (verified) — the Heroku deployment is gone.
Was it free? Yes — free and keyless.
What replaced it? Pexels / Pixabay (listed, verified).
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